Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-09-18
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onlg asgse 10 dsspel he psiufEi tmpras.
eIoa thane sBiaehIevous and daeaitfnl
rumcEa have exsstsd, hat shey sonEes
ne pmllsfaatogy inseglsganea t1as be las
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viii fhs expsditiaH, aBd that shs beaith
Of himaeaf and biz Wits eoEnKndss - al
~ onafd wish OF keps fer.
These roy asmaina Mbogf 90 miles
between Kmsn Paeha sud tbs expedi-
tlsn. DuFlna part Of this aoaEnsy tbs
nakiveg mag show some hostility; 61s 81
we learn fFam Mr.. SANKEY'S le1tafs, ahey
anneaR 10 b. aha broken remnants Of
nsny tribes, and their opposition being
that Of ANAL e0mmunliiea, witheat any
unltv Of ASTON, viii be very trivial.
Then. also. eha eenFiezs ssnt from the
esat coast laaa March viii hare bronght
% Rmfn he naws u the diepafeh Of the
exuedition asa tfn pEobahle route, and
IL doubtless will desaeh foFes 10 open
up eommuniomfiUn 10 the airsssion Of
tks coming supplies. Lst aa snpDcae
hat Mr.. Stanley left bis camp ~ YAM
buya about The ga Of June. be woaid,
with a selected caravan. bia men well
rested, well fed and strong, reach Albert
Nyanxa 10 thirty daya, and e this mo
Tnaut he and Emln nFe AZ Waaesat a..
ranging futafe plans, having dispatshed
4 caravan 10 ATuwimi 10 bring rp she
remainder of The SUPPLIES.
A courier asnt frem Wedelal shs cad
Of JuIy wouid reach The coast the beRin-
nina o. malddle Of October. About that
date 10 expect more news ct the exps.
dltiou. FaiahfuIly yours.
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Hlapleton Towers, Annan, n. b., As-
Rust Ia,
Bnrrran BaprEar BTxAmKa PRAcH, I"
May 81, 1881. we are nov ieo honFs'
sieaming shove Kinshassa, lSsanlsy
Pooll witch Vas our potnt OF Departure
for he UppeT Congo. We started May
1st With 6l2 men, besides several riding
animals; the Henry Reed. Of the Lis-
Inpssone inland Mission, leading the
way with I3t men. The sseond was the
stanley, towing the hull Of tbs steamer
Florida, lwhish we had launched ONLY
She day hefoEe) earFyinR sSA men, 500
loads Of baggage and eooda, nine riding
asses and nosk Of aoata. Ths last vas
fhe sseameF Peace, towing two boats,
wilh III peopia on board.
The flfst two steamed straiaht on aad
duly finished the afat days j0arney, but
the Peace met With Rn aees6ent abons
two miles above the landing plaee 81
Kinshaasa, The head Of the Faddas snap.
ping clean on and The boat becoming
unmanaasabaa.
Her eapaain threw Two anahsra over
board and drew ua ap with severe jerk
In the midst Of q violant enrFens. We
then bad 20 cat the chains 70 sxtsieate
ourselves fsem dangerous position.
ana ratuFnsd 20 the beach a. Kinahassa.
Tbs captain and enRineeF Of the Reaes
wsra compelled 10 resurn 20 Lsopold
VILE, SIX miles below, 10 repair the rad.
der 81 ths workshops Of the Stats. Oae
oomplste day vas thus lost. Then foR
three o. four DAYS we tEavelsd wiah tol-
sFAbls asaadinesa. the Stanley and tbs
Rssd making excellent times bus The
Peace vas slow. Bstween Kinabaaaa
and Mawata. 81 miles. ws we're two days
bshind the uanal RAINING inns Of steam.
era. Bayond Mswatas hoWeTeF, tke
Peace showed daily more signs % col
lapse. unaii few hours balow nolobu
she baHaa 70 deaeend with The enEfenti
We therefore anchored. We aena our
people aahoRe and boat 10 Bolobo witt
9 note 10 dispatch the Reed 10 eur a.
aistanee. TIE next dag, In low Of the
Henry Bsed, the wFesohed steamer made
Der iRnomsnleas AppeAFanes a. Beloeo.
Il vas bad enough 20 be daily detained
By he Psaee, bus goa may igaRins my
conservation when, half way q H0lobo,
We found The hsanley and Henry Reed
lying aa 3 lnDdipg place withoas eteam
In midday. The Gauss we foand 80 be
that the Stanley had been EXPLORING
seine ragged Eeefa on 40 indepsndeni
coarse, and had Faahly attempted "a
pisw them 40. Ia which mad Ataempl
ths great steamer had had her second
foFwasd section completely wrecked
Examination By thFea anaineeFs, haw.
sveF, proved that 10 aould be restored
10 uso By patching with plates uBdsF'
meath. Twe days wese consumed ID
this delicate lob. AL hands worked
dsvoaeAly.
Arriving ~ the ROlobs, we we're eom-
psliad 10 dispatch the STANLEY, With q
strong tniabetion 10 leave exploFAas0u
a.. A -. LII -
rocky reefs. 10 kAwmoath, 10 bring az
Major b Fttelot and hia asaachmSnt Il
tbA For, IN order 10 ecanamlEe time
tha aallAna Major had 10 march overland
ffom the Namenko River 70 Kawmuukh,
q distance Of ABOUT ATTY miiea, 60 make
amends fer The delay the Rtaniay had
really DISTINGUISHED himsaaf and was
hack at Belobc 90 the third day.
NaanWhile the engineer Of ahe Peace
snAFtine under the auspoksn impata.
tea ahal his alaenaoF waa ne better thar
q muaaeeW. had eausnltea with Q eanny
Scotch eollaaRne who drove he HsaFy
Heed Ms 10 sha wAYa and means Of tm-
pFevina % the fAmsna rhoFnyeraft Of
Icndoa. Who YES responsible for be-
aFaeaion. and tAa tWa agreed b asfaw
the npper safety valve dawn 10 rstAiE
aha constantly ESCAPING steam. Il va
not the oniy ena Hxea. bet II Aad hieh
eEaa hean dsanea Absolutely essential
thai che ehqnld have 100 safety vnlena
Aecordinaly. asssE aoFina fArengA ths
boiler, The eap Of ths valve was made {
rigid nxtaFs.
bursnA ne hlsaan days thaa have
slncH paaaad We have discovered thai 4
has been q vegy wise Amusement, fal
the Peaes IL In TIE ADVISES, ~ Ne aas-
ahip Of she heeilla oaeht 20 b.. and
ahonld recommend Ire euisAeR Of sAa
PsAee 10 have he inveatien paisnted 81
onee.
We lsft Ar. yShn ROss rrsap a Leo
pOaaville 10 sapervi@ the sasRea ard Fl
Aoaaho 80 formed canas. under AessrA
ward and Ronny. wtth dsaaeAaenf Il
laH aen. We have nou co nsa. 81
loads 81 god, rtdinz antmAis. and ~
live saaek Of tAa axp@1fttee an hoara
aha neasllA. and eimee aeavsne Boleae ~
have had 20 acciaeat eg ineiaani worth
uaSnaAcning. ne ioaasa In men o. gooda
20 fAmine. no tnenaveAAsnee. ne aAaas
81 snxte4y. Ihe nativea weicone g
NvexywAaFs anA @ali ~ aaaA ahandAncs
az iced thAa ear peopAs have aiFeAdy
faee0atan sAa p4nehina seanAanaMs. tAa
haFrfd EeaeeFness 81 sAaif fare frem ths
ees b sha poaL snFgCsa eaeA maa In
aka exreffA&an kAa increased fFuEa tan